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Calories in
beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat

167 kcal per 100 g Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat contains 167 calories per 100 grams, or about 189 calories per 4 oz. Per 100 g it provides 21.0 g protein, 0.0 g carbohydrate and 9.3 g fat.

By calories that splits 0% carbohydrate, 50% protein, 50% fat — dissected below.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 174757·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Energy anatomy — per 100 g Plate 0085 of 1799
50%50% 0 42 84 125 167 kcal
Protein 21.0 g × 4 kcal/g 84 kcal · 50%
Fat 9.3 g × 9 kcal/g 84 kcal · 50%
Shorthand total Atwater 4 · 4 · 9 168 kcal
As published by USDA food-specific factors 167 kcal

The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 168 kcal and USDA publishes 167 kcal. The arithmetic closes, so the axis above is simply that figure divided by the shares.

SourceUSDA FoodData Central, SR LegacyFDC 174757retrieved 2026-07

Per 100 g167kcal
Per 4 oz189kcal · 113.0 g
Protein21.0g per 100 g
Walk it off39minutes walking
Proteingrams
Carbsgrams
Fatgrams
Walk it offmin at 70 kg

How this is worked out

  1. USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
  2. The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
  3. The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
  4. A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
  5. The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving   = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100
energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F      (P, C, F in grams)
walk minutes  = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)

Full data & method →

Calories in a typical serving

Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.

ServingGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
4 oz113.0 g 189 23.7 g0.0 g10.5 g

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Full nutrition, per 100 g and per 4 oz

NutrientPer 100 gPer 4 oz
Energy167 kcal189 kcal
Protein21.0 g23.7 g
Total fat9.3 g10.5 g
Saturated fat3.9 g4.4 g
Carbohydrate0.0 g0.0 g
Fibre0.0 g0.0 g
Sugars0.0 g0.0 g
Sodium61.0 mg68.9 mg
Potassium310.0 mg350.3 mg
Calcium13.0 mg14.7 mg
Iron2.0 mg2.3 mg
Vitamin C0.0 mg0.0 mg
Vitamin A3.0 µg3.4 µg
Cholesterol65.0 mg73.5 mg
Water69.0 g78.0 g

A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 174757·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat compares

Among the 207 beef products items on this site, beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat ranks 128 of 207 by calorie density, against a category average of 224 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 25% less calorie-dense than typical for its group.

It carries 12.5 g of protein per 100 calories — a genuinely protein-dense food.

To burn off 4 oz (189 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 39 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

A reference table describes the average beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.

Questions this entry settles

How many calories are in beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat?

Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat contains 167 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 189 calories per 4 oz. It also provides 21.0 g of protein, 0.0 g of carbohydrate and 9.3 g of fat per 100 g.

What is the macro breakdown of beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat?

By calories, beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat is roughly 0% carbohydrate, 50% protein and 50% fat. That makes it a predominantly fat-based food.

How long does it take to burn off 4 oz?

About 39 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.

Is this figure exact for the beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat I bought?

No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.

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